A frank account of the tempestuous life of the American mother of Britain’s most important twentieth-century politician. Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy in 1874; after a three-day romance. She became Lady Randolph Churchill; wife of a maverick politician and mother of the most famous British statesman of the century. Jennie Churchill was not merely the most talked about and controversial American woman in London society; she was a dynamic behind-the-scenes political force and a woman of sexual fearlessness at a time when women were not supposed to be sexually liberated. A concert pianist; magazine founder and editor; and playwright; she was also; above all; a devoted mother to Winston. In American Jennie; Anne Sebba draws on newly discovered personal correspondences and archives to examine the unusually powerful mutual infatuation between Jennie and her son and to relate the passionate and ultimately tragic career of the woman whom Winston described as having “the wine of life in her veins.â€
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Truman and McArthurBy James R. GallagherThe book provided a detailed description of the reasons why Truman and McArthur did not see eye to eye and why Truman had to eventually fire him. It provides good insight to both the personal relationship as well as the politics behing each of their points of view.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Excellent AnalysisBy Mr. EinsteinThis book is a detailed; mostly political account of the Korean War and how Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur dealt with it via their respective responsibilities. It's an objective account; letting the reader to decide who made the most serious errors in judgment and policy. Overall; the hugest strategic mistake was the invasion of North Korea. Credit MacArthur with that one; even though most Americans thought it was a good idea at the time - eliminate the bastards so they can't invade the South again in the future. The book's fourteen chapters are divided into three parts: Part 1 "The Korean War; June to November 1950: The Period Of North Korean Aggression; Part 2 "The Korean War; December 1950 to April; 1951: The Period Of Chinese Communist Intervention; and Part 3 "The MacArthur Hearings." Any Korean War buff will find it fascinating reading.
